Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 115 Jinxuan: Play with dignity
Wuling County is the county with the largest area among the four Jingnan counties, but its population is almost the same as that of Guiyang County. The west side of Wuling borders Yizhou, and the south borders Jiaozhou. There are many foreigners in the west and south (now Chongqing, Guizhou, etc. land), those places are sparsely populated and scattered, and the entire economic and political center is concentrated in the Linyuan area in the northeast.

To capture Wuling County, as long as Linyuan is captured, the battle will be settled, and Gao Shun slowly advances northward as planned.

At this time, Gan Ning had led his army to You County and asked Liu Pan to send troops to capture Changsha.

Liu Pan was a little hesitant: "Changsha is originally under the rule of Jingzhou, so why raise troops to fight for it? Besides, Mr. Cong is the new lord of Jingzhou, and the eldest son is only the prefect of Lingling."

Gan Ning said: "Recently, Cao Cao went south to Jingzhou. Liu Cong listened to the flattery and surrendered the state. Now the north of the Yangtze River has fallen into the hands of Cao bandits. Liu Shijun has declared that the eldest son is the governor of Jingzhou, and the four counties in southern Jing have been brought under control. Why not?"

"When did this happen?" Liu Pan asked in shock.

"In the past few days, Eldest Young Master has already known about it in Jiangxia, and the news will reach all places soon." Gan Ning said firmly.

In ancient times, the spread of news was slow. When Liu Bei announced that Liu Qi was the governor of Jingzhou, Lantian took action directly.

The decisive battle with Cao Jun is about to take place, and what is seized is time.

"Then Guiyang and Wuling also want to." Liu Pan asked again.

"Prefect Zhao of Guiyang County has long been loyal to the eldest son. Mr. Ziyu has sent General Gao Shun to fetch Wuling, and now only Changsha is left for the general to fetch." Gan Ning replied.

"General, since the Eldest Prince succeeds as the Lord of Jingzhou, we should obey his orders." Zhonglang General Huang Zhong reminded.

"Then I will prepare my troops immediately, but the people of Changsha are also the people of Jingzhou, it is better not to fight if they can do nothing." Liu Pan suggested.

Gan Ning nodded, "Mr. Ziyu also meant the same thing. As long as Prefect Han is knowledgeable and sensible, we will naturally not use swords and guns, but the general should understand that it is useless to just rely on a three-inch tongue and reasoning."

"I understand." Liu Pan also nodded, this kind of reasoning was simple to him.

Gan Ning and Liu Pan joined forces with 1 soldiers and went north to Linxiang, where Changsha ruled. The defenders here recognized Liu Pan's soldiers and horses.

The prefect Han Xuan thought that Liu Pan had some kind of military action. The last time such a large-scale army crossed the border, it was the eldest son Liu Qi who went south by water.

Han Xuan smiled and came out of the city to work in the army, but he felt that the atmosphere was not right as soon as he walked outside the city.

"General Liu, where are you going?"

Liu Pan clasped his fists and said, "I am here to take over Changsha under the order of the general."

Han Xuan almost fell off his horse after hearing this, thinking that Liu Cong, a yellow-mouthed child, has not been in power for a long time, and he will reach out to Jingnan so soon?

"Ahem, what kind of joke did General Liu tell you? A few days ago, the lord of the government even sent him a reward when he took office, you." Han Xuan didn't understand.

"Liu Cong has surrendered the entire state to the Cao bandits, and everything north of the Yangtze River has fallen into the enemy's hands. The eldest son of Liu Yuzhou is the governor of Jingzhou. Now you still recognize Liu Cong as the master?" Liu Pan asked.

Han Xuan was surprised, and thought that the speed of the boss change was too fast.

"Is there any other consideration for the eunuch?" Gan Ning couldn't help asking when he saw that this guy was a little slow.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Han Xuan is willing to be loyal to the eldest son. Please, all generals, enter the city." At this time, Han Xuan was outside the city, how could he dare to say no?
After Changsha County was easily won, whether the prefect of Changsha will be replaced will have to wait for Liu Qi to be appointed, and all military affairs in the county will be taken over by Liu Pan.

Afterwards, Gan Ning led his troops to support Gao Shun's capture of Wuling by water.

Because Wuling County is located outside, neither Gaoshun nor Ganning are familiar with it.

Prior to this, Lantian asked Gao Shun to inquire about all kinds of information, including the garrison situation of Wuling County, roads, mountains and rivers, and the situation of officials.

There are less than [-] people in this spying team, but everyone is an elite of the camp with quick minds and strong martial arts skills. They are comprehensive fighters specially trained by Gao Shun after Lantian opened the martial arts lecture hall.

From the information, it can be concluded that there are no famous generals in Wuling County, and the prefect Jinxuan has a stubborn personality and is a descendant of the famous minister Jin Ridun. It is difficult to directly persuade him to surrender, and it may take a fight.

The trapped camp had strict discipline and marched across the border very quickly, so they were not discovered by the defenders of Wuling until they appeared in Yuannan County.

The city of Yuannan County is not big, and the garrison has less than a thousand people. They fought against Gao Shun in a panic, and were defeated at the first touch.

When news of the battle reached Linyuan City, the prefect Jin Xuan and others were shocked.

Jin Xuan summoned his subordinates to ask about the policy, and Gong Zhi analyzed it: "General, the government appointed Liu Qi as the prefect of Lingling. Originally, he wanted to control Jingnan completely. Unexpectedly, he has been dormant for two years. I guess Guiyang and Changsha are also There is danger in Wuling."

"But Liu Cong is the new owner of Jingzhou, and Liu Qi's actions are equivalent to treason." Jin Xuan said with a frown.

Jin Yi, the son of Jin Xuan, said: "There are still thousands of elite soldiers in Linyuan City, how about defending the city and waiting for reinforcements?"

"Gong can speak freely in his career." Jin Xuan asked Gong Zhi when he saw that he wanted to speak but stopped.

Gong Zhi cupped his hands and said: "Since ancient times, the order of seniority and inferiority has been ordered. Liu Cong's succession to the throne is not in accordance with the law. Since the eldest son came to take Wuling, he will inevitably attack Changsha and Guiyang. Instead of waiting for reinforcements from Jiangbei, it is better to lead the people to surrender."

"Surrender? You have to fight once, otherwise you will think that I, Jin Xuan, is weak, and this general intends to take the initiative to attack to dampen his spirit."

Gong Zhi glanced at Jin Yi first, and then said dumbly: "I heard that when the eldest son went to Lingling to take office, Liu Du sent his son Liu Xian to stop him, but he was defeated in the deep water valley. The general should learn from this."

"I know about this matter. Eldest Young Master had Liu Xuande to help him at the time. This time neither of them came, so they sent a general surnamed Gao to lead the army. They simply ignored me, Jin Xuan."

"This person should have some skills, otherwise Yuannan would have fallen in an instant." Gong Zhi analyzed.

"Yuannan was defeated because of the lack of soldiers. I want to personally lead the troops out of the city to fight, and Linyuan will be handed over to you and Deyi to guard." Jin Xuan said sonorously.

"General, don't take risks yourself, even if according to Deyi's words, we stay in the city and wait for help." Gong Zhi remonstrated.

Jin Xuan frowned and said coldly: "I have made up my mind, the dignity is created by myself, just wait and do your own thing."

"Wei." Gong Zhi (Jin Yi) said in unison.

Jin Xuan left [-] soldiers to defend the city, and then led [-] elites out of the city. He wanted to cross the Yuanshui River and go south to fight, but was told that Gao Shun had already crossed the Yuanshui River and detoured to Linyuan City from the west. .

Gao Shun has rich combat experience. Although the distance from south to south along the Yuan River is short, he still has to cross the river to capture Linyuan City. He would rather cross the river early and take a detour than take the risk of crossing the river near Linyuan and being attacked halfway. The art of war is taboo.

The two armies encountered each other hundreds of miles west of Linyuan. Gao Shun's soldiers were well-trained and ordered to prohibit them. When Jin Xuan's men arrived, they were already in formation.

Lantian's military expansion in Lingling was too fast, and the production of armor could not catch up with the supply. Many newly recruited Vietnamese soldiers did not wear armor. At this time, they were still wearing their own national costumes, but this did not affect their combat effectiveness at all.

Seeing that the other party was dressed strangely, Jin Xuan immediately felt contemptuous. He pointed at Gao Shun with a whip and cursed: "Where are you bastards, how dare you invade my Wuling?"

(End of this chapter)